Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-11
State AFFAIRS.
The Senate Committee will Make an
UnfavorabIe Reporto on Moore's
insurance Bill.
Governor Ross First Reception an En-.
iOyable Affair-NO More Whisky to
be Sold on Election Day.
Watered Lands On The Market
for Actual settlers.
PAYNE'S LAND BILL.

| Special TO the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Ten, FEB. lO-Mr. Payne's
land bill introduced in the House to-day
and ordered printed provides that the
land commissioners shall be vested with
ell power and authority necessary to sell
and lease the public lands and all other
lands set apart to the free schools, uni
versity and asylums, and have them care
fully classified and valued, and for this
purpose may appoint with the Governors
approval the necessary competent state
agents, allowing them such proper com
pensation as may be approved by the
Governor, not to exceed -- dol
lars, and the necessary expenses of
subsistence. He may also ap-
point such other assistance as
may be found necessary. The expend-
lures are to be limited to the current APP
preparations. The duties of the agents
are defined. When classified the lands
shall be subject to sale, but to actual set
tiers only and in quantities of 100 to $40
acres. Unwatered pasture lands may be
sold not to exceed four sections to any
one settler, and in no event shall sale
be made to corporation, foreign or do
nestle, and all sales to settler shall be
on the expressed condition that
any sale or transfer Of such
land to corporation shall
terminate the purchasers title and forfeit
the land to the state with re-entry. The
price of selling shall be not less than -
dollars per acre, and for timbered land
not less than So per acre. The minerals
on all the lands sold remain the property
of the state in trust. Bona tide actual
settlers residing on any part OF the lands
for six months have the right to pur-
chase the amount of land limited by this
act, including improvements made there
on. The mode Of application to lease or
purchase is prescribed IN detail, also the
obligations of purchasers so SIS to avoid
forfeitures. The leases are 10 he for five
years at an annual rental Of t cents
per Gcre, payable in advance,
for dry pasture lands. Illegal
fencing Of the lands is made INSIDE
meanor, with penalty of 81 per acre
and Imprisonment in the county Jail not
less than three months, each days fenc-
ing and using it 10 be a separate offense,
and the person so offending may be pros
ecuted by Indictment or information.
The Governor is to demand eXtradiUion in
cases OF indictment or information
against nor-residents, and is authorized
to direct suit against parties who have
Illegally inclOSed lands. The land con-
missioner is given discretionary powers,
as of withholding agricultural lands from
lease in the interest of actual settlers.
THE EDUCATIONAL BILL.
The committees substitute for Mr. !
M0ore's educational bill was the special !
order in the House to-day and occupied
large portion of the morning hour, and |
was the pending business when the
House adjourned. The bill is long one
and covers twenty-five pages of printed
foolscap paper. One of the new features
set up in the bill provides for the coop
Grafton OF county superintendent and the
Commissioners court in u new sub
division of the counties into school dis
tricts, and provides for an election of
three trustees in each district, the one re-
ceiving the highest number of votes to
hold Office three years, the one receiving
the next highest number Of votes two
years and the one receiving the next high
est number one year.
THE MOORE INSURANCE BILL.
The Senate committee On insurance
to the address OF several insur-
ance agents, after which they agreed to
report against the passage of the bill.
THE CAPITOL BOARD.
The new capitol board met today.
A great deal Of their time was taken up
themselves with the work
The contractors give assurance that the
building will be completed and ready to
nIar 70 no or TO in Univ
GOVERNOR ROSS RECEPTION.
The reception al the executive mansion
o-night was in every particular charac-
eristic of the whole souled hopitality
hat Governor Ross has ever been acCred- !
ted with. The guests were received by
Mrs. Ross, her accomplished daughter, :,
Ter niece, Mrs. Moore ami several prom = !
nent ladies of Austin. BY $50 O'Clock !
he mansion was thronged with beauty
md gellantry. The Governor received /
lis guests inthe south room, to the right d.
# the main hall, where he gave each !
ind word and friendly grasp of the
land. About ten O'Clock the door to the
northwest room was thrown open and the L
quests were invited TO partake of lux
lriant repast, where everything celculat-
ID to tempt the appetite was agustically q
l4s pa Gu MIS- hOSS SAlLDIlCu CAIC4- | y
ent management in the role Of hostess, 5
making everyone feel that he was singled 4
ut SIS the recipient OF particular favors.
TO LICENSE ENGINEERS.
A bill is in preparation land will be in r
reduced in few days requiring all per
ons who have charge OF etesm engines
nd boilers to be examined aHd procure v
license before following the occupation Y
f engineer. 1t is generally believed that v
he bill will pass without much opposi- O
ion. e
RELIEF TO THE PURCHASERS. C
The joint resolution introduced ny II
enetor Frank, to amend article CT the 4
SO that the Legislature can i
xtend hereafter relief to the pur- L
hasers of state lands, is expected if it
asses, to meet all exigencies that may U
rise from causes over which the pur- y
nasers Of the public school and univer O
ty lands have no control, which \
revent them meeting their obligations in "
elation to the purchase money, such r
ondition as IS found to exist in relation t,